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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
7
A report notes Christ Holm Blacksmith Shop Sutra and mentions Enren and Rapyer's bordered fannelettes. The Clinton Thread baseball franchise transfers to Davenport for next season, signaling a minor league realignment and new regional ownership interests.
Karen and Rapyer advertise silk sheath belts while Matthys offers 100 percent sorghum and pire sorghum at Thoma Bros. Chas Monnahan plans to become an Elgin citizen early next year. Albert Gehring promotes Polish China pigs for sale. Hendricks speaks at German Baptist church about India relief. Ed Hanson, H S Groth, and Thus Knudtsan head to Waterloo for dairy and butter makers convention.
Local notes report Gladys and Victoria pairing at Knint and Ranger's. other items include marriages, visits, business changes, and community events across Gunder, West Union, Elkader, and surrounding towns.
Local items include a new office location for Dr. Hutchison in the Becker Building beside the post office, news of Fred Ernst visiting Elkader to stay with his daughter, a gathering at the Gottlieb Dennler home, and missing instruments from Kelly's Orchestra in Mason City. Regional bits report a temperance lecture worm joke, a baby show winner at the electric theatre with Pauline Blunt, Beryl Knox, and Kennith Oliver among top prizes, and funeral travel notes for Elsie Patterson. The Fayette County Union notes the Elkader funeral, plus reports the death of the Chinese emperor Kaung-su and the Dowager Empress with Pu-Yi ascension.
T J Capper Mrs Thos Kerr and son Will of Illyria and Mr and Mrs David Monts hosted a dinner at Joseph Butler and wife on Sunday while inviting readers to bring poultry butter and eggs.
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